Methods of co-expressing umami taste receptors and chimeric Gα15 variants
US7208290B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 13, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K2217/05
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides a series of chimeric Gα15 protein variants that couple to certain GPCRs more efficiently than the native Gα15 protein. These chimeric Gα15 protein variants can be used to discover and analyze modulators of GPCRs (especially those that mediate taste perception).
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